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enA Quote by Ed Crane on america, authority, dictatorship, fascism, history, majorities, mankind, people, and religionhttp://blog.gaiam.com/quotes/authors/ed-crane/9407
<p>The history of mankind is a history of the subjugation and exploitation of a great majority of people by an elite few by what has been appropriately termed the 'ruling class'. The ruling class has many manifestations. It can take the form of a religious orthodoxy, a monarchy, a dictatorship of the proletariat, outright fascism, or, in the case of the United States, corporate statism. In each instance the ruling class relies on academics, scholars and 'experts' to legitimize and provide moral authority for its hegemony over the masses.</p><div class="field field-type-text field-field-quote-source">
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